Gavin Sheridan

Gavin Sheridan is the co-founder and CEO of Vizlegal, a legal technology company that aims to make legal information more accessible and transform it into structured data.12 He has a background in journalism, law, and technology.6

Professional Background

Prior to founding Vizlegal, Sheridan worked as the Director of Innovation at Storyful, a social media intelligence company.1 He is also the co-founder of Right to Know CLG, an Irish NGO focused on requesting and publishing public information.5

Education

Sheridan attended University College Cork from 2005 to 2008, where he obtained a Bachelor's Degree in History and Politics.4

Vizlegal

At Vizlegal, Sheridan leads a remote-first team working to make legal information more accessible and convert it into structured data.2 The company's mission is to empower lawyers by indexing and graphing relationships between legal information worldwide.1 Vizlegal has made significant progress in creating a global repository of indexed and structured legal judgments and filings, with a particular focus on Ireland, the EU, and the UK.1

Other Roles and Interests

Sheridan is known for his work in freedom of information and transparency. He is involved with Access Info Europe, an organization promoting the right of access to information.5 On social media, he frequently discusses topics related to journalism, law, and technology.6

Gavin Sheridan's LinkedIn profile can be found at linkedin.com/in/gavinsheridan.3